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Hi Dan,
Dan Clark wrote:
>
> Linux fans tend to be quite fervent in their support of this platform.
> Unfortunately, this “fervency” interferes with rational discussions
> about what makes good business sense.
>
Not realy, Linux is just another choice people can make. Choice is good.
> Like it or not, Windows is on well over 90% of all client
> workstations. That’s where the CURRENT market is. And that’s in
> general. In the home financial systems – AB’s target market – Linux
> has virtually NO client workstation market share.
>
Agreed, And this is also why "wine" is being developed. To cater for the
fact that windows has such large user share. On the upside, Some of the
bigger entities are pushing linux desktop forward ie IBM, Novell etc etc.
> As a small businessman, Tomasz has to focus on CURRENT standards. It
> would be financial suicide for Tomasz to randomize his time and energy
> to redevelop AB for Linux.
>
There are tools to help with the porting of windows apps to linux. So a
complete redevelopment should not be required.
http://www.winehq.org/site/docs/winelib-guide/index
>
> p.s. 15 years ago, I set up an OS2 server at home. It was a NIGHTMARE.
> It took 3 MONTHS to get the video and disks set up correctly. More
> recently, I had Windows NT 4.50 on my server. Similar nightmare -
> drivers weren’t available, software had odd glitches, and overall it
> was a massive headache. Been there; done that; won’t do it no more!
>
I also ran OS/2, But as a desktop system. I can sympathise with your
experience.
Except for the terrible video support, It was a nice OS.
ATB
Michael.
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>
> *From:* amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> *On Behalf Of *Michael.S.G.
> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 28, 2005 4:15 AM
> *To:* amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* Re: [amibroker] Re: Amibroker on Linux OS computer?
>
> Sorry for the OT post people,
>
> jessie_livermoore wrote:
>
>>Recent studies indicate that there are actually more security F*&ups
>>in Linux than in XP. (I leave it in the middle if this is user error
>>or due to the product)
>>
>>
>>
> I call bluff on this statment. For Two reasons.
> 1) Due to the nature of open source, Security issues ARE found more
> readily. And they are also FIXED more readily. Many of these "issues"
> are fixed before they are ever exploited or known about by malicious
> coders.
> 2) Due to the Closed nature of XP just HOW do you know how many
> security issues are in XP? Are you takeing only the ones exploited under
> XP and comparing against the former? If so, Thats a pretty bad call.
> And where are these studies you talk about??? Link please.
>
>
>>In addition there is a LOT of software that is not running on Linux.
>>
>>
>>
> Such as? All the software I have runs very well.
>
>>(I have a UNIX background going back to 1986 and have been one of
>>the persons responsible for getting internet into one of the first
>>eductational institutes to offer this in our country. And this was
>>on a Linux box)
>>
>>
>>
> I remember internet was available (edu institutes) quite a while before
> "linux" ever emerged - And it was through Unix mainframes. So Im not
> sure what your trying to say there......
>
>>However we have to realise the constraints that any developer works
>>under and that is return on investment. I would bet that Tomasz
>>would be unable to offer Amibroker at its current price if he was
>>going to support multiple platforms. The quality of the product
>>would suffer (due to keeping multiple product lines in sync) and the
>>response to requests for new functionality would slow down to a
>>crawl. (Last position I had was software/ hardware architect in a
>>turnkey solution provider, so I think that I have got a fair idea
>>what is going on in a software shop)
>>
>>I sincerly hope that Tomasz is not seriously considering this (this
>>is not to belittle Linux, however we need to stay realistic)
>>
>>L
>>
>>
>>
> Im sure Tomasz is quite capable of dealing with these sort of issues if
> he chooses to. I don't like to suggest how people should run their
> buisness. But I do like to make suggestions as a user of AmiBroker.
>
> ATB
> Michael.
>
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